CFE NEWSLETTER
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2023
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UPCOMING CFE EVENTSIf you are located outside of Bozeman and would like to attend a workshop via Webex,
please request a link in the comments section and it will be sent to you before the
session. Save the Date: CFE CelebrationMonday, May 8|| 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM ||SUB - Leigh Lounge || RSVP Here Please save the date for this CFE end-of-year gathering that will recognize faculty members' achievements! Refreshments will be provided. Tomorrow: Common Threads Network of Indigenous Communities' Research PartnersWednesday, February 22 || 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM || Colloquium link (10:00 AM-11:30 AM) || Local Discussion WebEx (opens at 11:15 AM) Open-invitation network meets monthly for faculty, grad students & staff engaged off-campus with Indigenous communities to conduct research or educational program partnerships. Feb. 22 meeting starts with Harvard Colloquium on healing through data sovereignty followed by local discussion. Gradescope for Large CoursesWednesday, February 22 || 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM || Register Here This one-hour, online workshop will focus on using Gradescope in large courses. Gradescope for Online & Hybrid TeachingThursday, February 23 || 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM || Register Here This one-hour workshop will focus on using Gradescope in online and hybrid classes with handwritten exams and quizzes and fully online assignments. We'll show you how to set up an assignment, grade consistently with a rubric, provide students with rich targeted feedback, and easily return work electronically. Instructional Innovation Grants Info SessionTuesday, February 28|| 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM || ABB 138 This is an opportunity to learn more and ask questions about instructional innovation grants, including the application process and the types of proposals that are more likely to get funded. If you have an initial idea for a proposal, we can offer feedback on that to make it more competitive to the selection committee. Proposals are due Friday, March 24th at 5:00pm More information, including evaluation criteria, past proposals, and application instructions are available on the CFE Website. Direct questions to cfe@montana.edu Advancing Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, & Belonging through Cultural HumilityWednesday, March 1|| 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM || Reid Hall, 124 || Register Here Cultural humility is defined as an ongoing process of self-reflection and self-critique of our experiences, assumptions, and biases instead of claiming to be experts of another culture when working with students from minoritized backgrounds. This workshop explains how cultural humility is different from cultural competence. Together, we will explore practical ways for cultivating cultural humility. Trauma-Informed Pedagogies: A Guide for Responding to Crisis and Inequality - Book Discussion GroupWednesday, April 12 || 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM || Reid Hall, 124 || Register Here Participants will apply principles of trauma-informed pedagogies and identify practices that respond to the impact of trauma on learners and themselves. Those attending will need to have read one chapter of the book (Trauma-Informed Pedagogies: A Guide for Responding to Crisis and Inequality in Higher Education) prior to the discussion. Internal Grant OpportunitiesSpring 2023 internal grant opportunities can be viewed on the CFE website.
OTHER MSU ANNOUNCEMENTSOutreach Opportunity: Science Olympiad Talks & ToursMarch 8|| 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM || Register Here The Montana Science Olympiad seeks faculty, staff and graduate students who want to share their work with middle and high school students via the event's popular "Talks and Tours" program. Bobcat Culture of Mentoring SymposiumMarch 28|| 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM || SUB, Ballrooms ABCD||Register Here The Bobcat Culture of Mentoring Symposium will kick off with a Keynote by Alumna Denise Juneau on the powerful impact of mentoring. Next, a Bobcat panel will discuss how a culture of mentoring impacts their journey. Finally, the symposium will end with roundtable discussions imaging what a culture of mentoring means for MSU and providing advice on our path towards bolstering that culture. NCFDD WEBINARSHow to Develop a Daily Writing PracticeThursday, March 9 at 12:00 PM MST || Sign-up here Learn how to develop a healthy, consistent, daily writing routine that will allow you to meet your department’s expectations for tenure and promotion.
You will need to log into your National Center for Faculty Diversity and Development (NCFDD) account and then click the link above to access the event. This online resource is available to the MSU community free of charge. Learn more about how to register. |
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